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Nicholas Soames
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many permanent UK military headquarters there are; where each is located; who has command at each such headquarters; and what the staff is of each.
[Official Report, 20 July 2010, Vol. 514, c. 182-84W.]
Letter of correction from Andrew Robathan:
Errors have been identified in the written answer given to the hon. Member for Mid Sussex (Nicholas Soames) on 20 July 2010.
The full answer given was as follows:
Mr Robathan
[holding answer 15 July 2010]: There are five permanent military headquarters (HQ) in the UK. Details of the location, who has command and staff employed at each are shown in the following table:
Military HQ | Location | Commanded by | Number of staff | Military | Civilian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ministry of Defence (MOD)—Head Office | MOD Main Building London | Secretary of State for Defence | 2,920 | 1,070 | 1,850 |
Navy—HQ Navy Command | Portsmouth | Commander in Chief Fleet | 1,420 | 863 | 557 |
Army—HQ Land Forces | Andover | Commander in Chief Land Forces | 2,077 | 1,075 | 1,002 |
RAF—HQ Air Command | High Wycombe | Commander in Chief Air | 2,099 | 1,476 | 623 |
Permanent Joint HQ—Operations Joint HQ | Northwood | Chief of Joint Operations | 593 | 476 | 117 |
The answer should have been: